Linklaters announced that a market-leading M&A team led by dealmaker George A. Casey will be joining the firm’s New York office on 16 January.
Casey, one of the top dealmakers in the market, joins as a Partner and will serve as Linklaters’ Global Co-Chair of Corporate. He is a top-rated M&A practitioner with almost 30 years of experience with a market-leading global practice focused on the chemical, industrial, healthcare, mining, media, technology, and telecommunications sectors. He was a partner at Shearman & Sterling for over 20 years, with roles including Global Head of Corporate, Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group Leader, and Global Managing Partner.
Casey represents many of the largest US and non-US corporate clients, advising boards and management on strategic M&A transactions, corporate governance, ESG, and shareholder relations issues.
He has represented clients on over $300 billion of M&A transactions and is highly regarded in key financial markets around the world for working on some of the largest and most complex landmark deals.
Casey was inducted into the Legal 500 Corporate/M&A “Hall of Fame” in 2020, one of only 21 M&A lawyers across the US awarded this recognition and is included in the 2023 Legal 500 M&A USA Powerlist. He was named by clients as one of nine M&A “Super All-Stars” in a survey of US M&A lawyers by BTI Consulting. The American Lawyer named Casey Dealmaker of the Year and Transatlantic Corporate Dealmaker of the Year (US) for his work.
In addition to his work with clients, Casey is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and is a regular guest lecturer on US M&A at l’École de Droit de la Sorbonne — Université Paris I.
Casey serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the American University and American College of Greece, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), a Washington, DC think tank.
Also joining Linklaters in New York are Heiko Schiwek and Greg Gewirtz as Partners, Yiting Du as Counsel, Wendy Suh as a Senior Associate, and Michael Lomtevas as an Associate.
Heiko Schiwek, previously a partner at Shearman & Sterling, has extensive experience in US domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, ranging from public company acquisitions to complex carve-out sales, strategic investments, and joint venture transactions. Known for working on some of the most complex deals, particularly in the Chemical and Industrials space, Schiwek joins Linklaters as one of the Global Leaders of the Chemicals Sector.
Greg Gewirtz, previously counsel at Shearman & Sterling, brings 15 years of experience advising on public and private M&A, including carve-outs, divestitures, reorganisations, minority investments, joint ventures, and financial advisory assignments.
Yiting Du joins Linklaters from Shearman & Sterling as Counsel, bringing significant experience in US domestic and cross-border M&A transactions.
Wendy Suh is a highly regarded Senior M&A Associate with a number of years of Chemical and Industrials M&A practice, and Michael Lomtevas has been an important member of the team since he joined Shearman & Sterling.
Linklaters LLP is a British multinational law firm, headquartered in London, England. Founded in 1838, it is one of the five prestigious “Magic Circle” law firms known for their corporate and financial expertise.
